Good Enough
Adelitas Way Lyrics


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I know what's coming
You've taken me down this road before
Something's missing
Too many times you've let me know
I am trying to make it the way it used to be
Back when all you said that you'd need was the best of me

If I gave you the ocean
You would ask for the sun
But if I gave you that sunlight
You would say it's not what you want
And I give, and I give, and I give
But I don't give up
There was a time
When my best was good enough

Sometimes I wish I could walk away and not think twice
I can't get past the thought of you in someone else's life
Can I keep you if I try?
Can I make it right?

If I gave you the ocean
You would ask for the sun
But if I gave you that sunlight
You would say it's not what you want
And I give, and I give, and I give
But I don't give up
There was a time
When my best was good enough

Can I keep you if I try?
Can I make it right?

If I gave you the ocean
You would ask for the sun
But if I gave you that sunlight
You would say it's not what you want
And I give, and I give, and I give
But I don't give up
There was a time
When my best was good enough

There was a time
When my best was good enough





There was a time
When my best was good enough

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Adelitas Way's song "Good Enough" tell a story about a person who is trying to make a relationship work, but feels like they can never do enough to satisfy their partner. The singer knows what's coming and has been down this road before. They feel like something is missing and their partner has let them know too many times. The singer is trying to do everything they can to make things the way they used to be, when all their partner said they needed was the best of them. However, no matter what the singer gives, it seems like it's never enough.


The chorus of the song repeats the idea of the singer giving everything they have, but their partner always wanting more. They describe the feeling of constantly giving, but not giving up, and how there was a time when their best was good enough. The bridge of the song expresses the singer's fear of losing their partner to someone else and their desperation to try to make things right. They ask if they can keep their partner if they try and make it right.


Overall, the song explores the theme of trying to make a relationship work, but feeling like it's never enough. The singer is desperate to hold onto their partner and make them happy, but feels like no matter what they do, it's not enough.


Line by Line Meaning

I know what's coming
I understand what's about to happen.


You've taken me down this road before
You've done this to me before.


Something's missing
Something's not right.


Too many times you've let me know
You've told me too many times before now.


I am trying to make it the way it used to be
I'm trying to change things back to how they were before.


Back when all you said that you'd need was the best of me
When all you wanted was my best.


If I gave you the ocean
If I gave you everything.


You would ask for the sun
You would ask for even more.


But if I gave you that sunlight
If I gave you exactly what you asked for.


You would say it's not what you want
You would still be unsatisfied.


And I give, and I give, and I give
I keep trying to please you and give you everything you ask for.


But I don't give up
I don't quit or give in.


There was a time
There was a point in the past.


When my best was good enough
When my efforts were satisfactory and met your needs.


Sometimes I wish I could walk away and not think twice
Sometimes I wish I could leave without any hesitation.


I can't get past the thought of you in someone else's life
I can't bear the thought of you being with someone else.


Can I keep you if I try?
Is it possible for me to keep you if I work hard enough?


Can I make it right?
Can I fix what's wrong between us?


There was a time
There was a point in the past.


When my best was good enough
When my efforts were satisfactory and met your needs.


There was a time
There was a point in the past.


When my best was good enough
When my efforts were satisfactory and met your needs.




Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Rick Dejesus, Dave Bassett, Trevor Brice Stafford

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